Monongah, WV Employment - Median Household Income, Unemployment Rate

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14%

Income/capita NAT. AVG.

9%

Household income NAT. AVG.

18%

Unemployment NAT. AVG.

Index	Monongah	West Virginia	National
Income per capita	$38,466	$35,897	$44,883
Median household income	$74,066	$62,440	$81,333
Median income owner occupied	$93,568	$75,697	$106,172
Median income renter occupied	$54,033	$36,496	$52,080
Median earnings male	$57,684	$50,351	$54,343
Median earnings female	$29,491	$33,265	$38,439
Unemployment rate	4.0%	4.3%	4.9%
Poverty level	20.7%	17.7%	15.1%

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The income per capita in Monongah is 14% lower than the national average
The median household income in Monongah is 9% lower than the national average
Male median earnings are 41% higher than female median earnings
The unemployment rate in Monongah is 18% lower than the national average
The poverty level in Monongah is 37% higher than the national average

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am i middle class

$49,372 $74,066 $148,132

City

$41,622 $62,440 $124,880

State

$54,216 $81,333 $162,666

Nation

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Monongah median earnings by income bracket

Monongah employment by industry

Labour Type	Male	Female
Construction industry	7.5%	7.5%
Manufacturing sector	3.6%	3.6%
Financial & insurance services	0.0%	0.0%
Wholesale & retail services	16.3%	16.3%
Public administration	6.3%	6.3%
Transportation, warehousing & utilities	20.2%	20.2%
Education, health & social services	21.4%	21.4%
Other	23.4%	23.4%

Nearby cities with high median household income

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Bridgeport, WV	8,970	$127,076	56.2%
Idamay, WV	911	$124,724	53.3%
Hepzibah, WV	487	$120,819	48.5%
Wallace, WV	318	$116,570	43.3%
Farmington, WV	469	$97,676	20.1%
Monongah, WV	1,110	$74,066	8.9%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Household Income	National Avg.
Arivaca Junction, AZ	1,110	$65,173	19.9%
Yutan, NE	1,110	$98,125	20.6%
Hebron, PA	1,110	$0	100.0%
Lake Bosworth, WA	1,110	$180,013	121.3%
St. Alban's, NL	1,110	n/a
Monongah, WV	1,110	$74,066	8.9%

Source: The Monongah, WV employment data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.